Bard Quartet

Programmable quad quantizer

Shakmat Modular · 10 HP · 3U

C (-3)
D (-2)
E (-1)
F (0)
G (+1)
A (+2)
B (+3)
C# (T OUT)
D# (GT IN)
F# (TRSP OCT)
G# (TRSP PRE)
A# (TRSP POST)
CHANNEL 1
CHANNEL 2
CHANNEL 3
CHANNEL 4
ARPG / MEMORY
μTUNE / OPTION
EDIT

Panel · 50.8 × 128.5 mm

Description

A 10 HP four-channel programmable quantizer. Each channel follows its own scale, set on the twelve-key keyboard, and the HARMONY knob or CV steps through eight harmonies, each with its own scales: harmonic progressions to build whole songs. Per channel and harmony, an Edit menu sets the octave, the trigger output, the gate input (track & hold) and the transpose input; channels can become arpeggiators, take a root note and a microtuning of each note within ±50 cents, and send V/Oct, Hz/V or 1.2 V/Oct.

Key features

  • Four quantizer channels, IN 1-4 to OUT 1-4 (-3 to +7 V)
  • Twelve-key keyboard: scales per channel, grouped channels share them
  • HARMONY knob and CV: eight harmonies of scales and settings
  • Edit menu: octave -3 to +3, TRIG OUT and GT IN assignment, transpose pre, post or by octave
  • Arpeggiator per channel: up, down, pendulum, spiral, random over one to four octaves
  • Microtuning ±50 cents per note, root note, V/Oct, Hz/V or 1.2 V/Oct outputs
  • Ten memory slots, with factory progressions and banks of scales

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